Patrick Hutch is further remanded in custody

Patrick Hutch Jr, who is accused of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin, has been further remanded in custody pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

David Byrne, aged 34, from Crumlin in Dublin, was shot dead during a boxing weigh-in at the popular hotel on February 5 by a gang of heavily armed raiders.

In May, Patrick Hutch, aged 24, of Champions Avenue, Dublin 1, was charged with the murder of David Byrne and was remanded in custody.